The Lord brought out his people with great joy, and his chosen ones with shouts of joy,

 

The Lord brought out his people with great joy, and his chosen ones with shouts of joy, hallelujah (Ps 104:43).

The joyful news of Christ's resurrection cannot be silenced; on the contrary, it must be manifested to all peoples and nations. His disciples are in charge of fulfilling this mandate, without being intimidated by the whims and opposition of those who rule this world. Clothed with courage and faith, let us proclaim the Lord's mercy to all peoples.Responsorial Psalm: 117(118) I thank you, O Lord, because you heard me. 1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! / “Eternal is his mercy!” / The Lord is my strength and my song / and he has become my savior. / “Crys of joy and victory / resound through the tents of the faithful. – R. 2. The right hand of the Lord has done wonders, † the right hand of the Lord has lifted me up, / the right hand of the Lord has done wonders!” / The Lord severely tested me, / but he did not abandon me to the hands of death. – R. 3. Open to me, you, open to me the doors of justice; / I want to go in to give thanks to the Lord! / “Yes, this is the gate of the Lord, / through it only the righteous will enter!” / I thank you, O Lord, because you heard me / and became my savior! – R. Gospel: Mark 16,9-15 Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. This is the day that the Lord has made for us, / let us rejoice and be glad in it! (Ps 117,24) – R. Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark – 9After resurrecting, in the early morning of the first day after the Sabbath, Jesus first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10She went and announced this to Jesus' followers, who were mourning and crying. 11When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not want to believe it. 12Then Jesus appeared to two of them, in a different appearance, as they were going into the field. 13They also returned and announced this to the others. They also did not give credit. 14Finally, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples while they were eating and rebuked them for their lack of faith and their hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him risen. 15And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature!” – Word of salvation. Reflection: This conclusion, which continues until verse 20, was later added to the Gospel of Mark. It briefly summarizes the appearances of the resurrected Jesus and emphasizes one aspect: the disciples do not believe the witnesses of the resurrection. They did not believe Mary Magdalene, who had seen the Lord; they did not give credit to the disciples of Emmaus, who recognized him when he broke the bread; Finally, the “Eleven, when they were at the table”, were disapproved by Jesus, “for their lack of faith and their hardness of heart”. The path of faith passes through the challenges of the mission and the certainty that the resurrected Jesus accompanies every step of his disciples. With a simple sentence, the narrator hurriedly closes the Gospel according to Mark: Jesus sends his disciples throughout the world, “so that they may proclaim the Gospel to every creature”. They ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and began to argue among themselves: 16 “What are we going to do with these men? They performed a very clear miracle, and the fact became so well known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem that we cannot deny it. 17However, so that the matter does not spread even further among the people, let us threaten them so that they will no longer tell anyone about the name of Jesus.” 18They called Peter and John again and ordered them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus in any way. 19Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right before God for us to obey you and not God! 20As for us, we cannot remain silent about what we have seen and heard.” 21So, insisting on their threats, they let Peter and John go free, since they had no way of punishing them for the people's sake. For everyone glorified God for what had happened.

The Lord brought out his people with great joy, and his chosen ones with shouts of joy, hallelujah (Ps 104:43). The joyful news of Christ's resurrection cannot be silenced; on the contrary, it must be manifested to all peoples and nations. His disciples are in charge of fulfilling this mandate, without being intimidated by the whims and opposition of those who rule this world. Clothed with courage and faith, let us proclaim the Lord's mercy to all peoples.Responsorial Psalm: 117(118) I thank you, O Lord, because you heard me. 1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! / “Eternal is his mercy!” / The Lord is my strength and my song / and he has become my savior. / “Crys of joy and victory / resound through the tents of the faithful. – R. 2. The right hand of the Lord has done wonders, † the right hand of the Lord has lifted me up, / the right hand of the Lord has done wonders!” / The Lord severely tested me, / but he did not abandon me to the hands of death. – R. 3. Open to me, you, open to me the doors of justice; / I want to go in to give thanks to the Lord! / “Yes, this is the gate of the Lord, / through it only the righteous will enter!” / I thank you, O Lord, because you heard me / and became my savior! – R. Gospel: Mark 16,9-15 Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. This is the day that the Lord has made for us, / let us rejoice and be glad in it! (Ps 117,24) – R. Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark – 9After resurrecting, in the early morning of the first day after the Sabbath, Jesus first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10She went and announced this to Jesus' followers, who were mourning and crying. 11When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not want to believe it. 12Then Jesus appeared to two of them, in a different appearance, as they were going into the field. 13They also returned and announced this to the others. They also did not give credit. 14Finally, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples while they were eating and rebuked them for their lack of faith and their hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him risen. 15And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature!” – Word of salvation. Reflection: This conclusion, which continues until verse 20, was later added to the Gospel of Mark. It briefly summarizes the appearances of the resurrected Jesus and emphasizes one aspect: the disciples do not believe the witnesses of the resurrection. They did not believe Mary Magdalene, who had seen the Lord; they did not give credit to the disciples of Emmaus, who recognized him when he broke the bread; Finally, the “Eleven, when they were at the table”, were disapproved by Jesus, “for their lack of faith and their hardness of heart”. The path of faith passes through the challenges of the mission and the certainty that the resurrected Jesus accompanies every step of his disciples. With a simple sentence, the narrator hurriedly closes the Gospel according to Mark: Jesus sends his disciples throughout the world, “so that they may proclaim the Gospel to every creature”. They ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and began to argue among themselves: 16 “What are we going to do with these men? They performed a very clear miracle, and the fact became so well known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem that we cannot deny it. 17However, so that the matter does not spread even further among the people, let us threaten them so that they will no longer tell anyone about the name of Jesus.” 18They called Peter and John again and ordered them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus in any way. 19Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right before God for us to obey you and not God! 20As for us, we cannot remain silent about what we have seen and heard.” 21So, insisting on their threats, they let Peter and John go free, since they had no way of punishing them for the people's sake. For everyone glorified God for what had happened.